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Sen. Rand Paul did great work focusing America’s attention on drone killings last month during his filibuster. I was surprised to learn today that Sen. Paul endorses using drones to kill suspected liquor store robbers: \u201cIf someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and fifty dollars in cash I don\u2019t care if a Drone kills him or a policeman kills him…”<\/p>\n

Lots of folks I know with concealed carry permits (or with concealed weapons regardless) have $50 on them when they leave the liquor store…<\/p>\n

Sen. Paul also apparently would not object to using drones domestically in critical police actions: “\u201cIf there is a killer on the loose in a neighborhood, I\u2019m not against drones being used to search them.”\u00a0Paul also said in the Salon article<\/a>: \u201cHere\u2019s the distinction, I have never argued against any technology being used against having an imminent threat an act of crime going on…”<\/p>\n

“Imminent threats” have a way of breeding like lemmings….<\/p>\n

Rand Paul had been scheduled to be the star lead-off witness for the first-ever Senate hearing on drones and killing today. The ACLU had heavily promoted his appearance with a “Stand with Rand” motto. However, after the time for today’s hearing was shifted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sen. Paul announced that he had a schedule conflict and could not make the event.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: Jordan Bloom<\/strong> of the American Conservative<\/em> wrote a brief piece mentioning this blog entry and seeking to vindicate Rand Paul. \u00a0There’s lively sparring in the comment section; several folks are making excellent points. Check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATE #2: \u00a0Senator Paul’s office issued a statement <\/a>this evening: ”\u00a0“My\u00a0comments<\/a>\u00a0last night left the mistaken impression that my position on drones had changed.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0“Let me be clear: it has not. Armed drones should not be used in normal crime situations. They only may only be considered in extraordinary, lethal situations where there is an ongoing, imminent threat. I described that scenario previously during my Senate filibuster.\u00a0\u00a0Additionally, surveillance drones should only be used with warrants and specific targets.”<\/em><\/p>\n

My view: The phrase “ongoing, imminent threat<\/strong>” is still extremely vague.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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